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them. Myro Lively, the razor singer,
has not yet been caught. Court ad-
journed for the week.
The Court of Common Pleas met
this morning, Judge Alfred Reed pre-
siding; only Judge Hampton was on
the bench with Judge Reed when
Court was opened. Judge Stratton
entered later Common business was
first taken. An application for vaca-
ting and laying out a road in Hopewell
township was presented and passed;
also the same for road in Fairfield
township.
In the matter of the estate of Isaac
A. Cook of Greenwich, an assignment
of which has been made, exceptions to
four of the claims against the estate
were filed. The partition of the sale
of land on the estate of Peter Cam
bless, deceased. was confirmed.
The first of the appeal cases, VIM. F.
Recap, against E. H. Stokes, Treas
urer, was taken up. VanSyckel for
appellant and Jas. H. Nixon for
appellee. This was an old case of dis
orderly house, from Millville for viola
ton of the city ordinance in regard to
sale of liquor; only one witness was ex-
amined; there was no defence and the
decision of the Court below was con-
firmed.
The case of James K. Lane, of Mill
vile was next taken; A. Main was the
first witness called. This was a SINH
lar case to the other violation of city
ordinance in regard to the sale of
liquor The Judgement of the court
below affirmed.
William P. Clark, appellee. VS.. E. H.
Stokes, was case of the same kind.
Benjamin Tillin swore to having
purchased liquor there in December
on Sunday-in 1885, and at divers
times. The jula.nent of the Court be-
low was confirmed.
The case of White VS. Franz was
called, but gave away for a motion in
the case Of Smalley VS. Loveland. The
motion was to have the case put off
tillnext term. The motion was granted.
White VS. Franz was now takes, up,
Hoagland for appellant. A nonsuit
was granted. The case of Benjamin
s. Davis, appellant and Aninias Frazier
appelle was called. This was case to
recover $3.50 the balance for cultiya-
ting an acre field of wheat at $1.50
per acre, $40 of the same have been
paid, but so cents was due for the hire
of Frazier's moving machine. James
S. Ware for appellant and J. L. Van
Syckel for appellee.
The defence was that there was not
8 acres of the wheat; only g acres of
the wheat was cut and that Mr.. Davis
himself had to help Frazier cut the
wheat and that his services were worth
$1.00.
Mr.. Davis was sworn and said he
never told Mr.. Frazier there was s
acres in the field, but, in having meas
ured it contained only S3-100 acres
Frazierrefusedt to go over one portion
of the field in which there was gully.
Henry OFT sworn:-Said he had
measured the field with Ben. Davis,
and saw it figured out to 6 S1-100 acres.
There was place in which was a gull
ley which was not cut.
Mr.. Frazier being called totally de-
MED all the allegations of Mr. Davis.
The case of Tomario VS.. Bosio were
put off for the term, also the case of
Leeds VS.. Hewitt.
The case of Daniel t. J. Davis, APP
pellant, and Edwin Hance, appellee,
was taken up. J. L. VanSyckel for
appellant, and Orestes Cook for appel
lee. This was Il case growing out of
the lease of a farm in 1886, and was to
receive S1e0 damages.
The lease was for one half the grain
and crops and two thirds of the truck.
The claim for damage Was on account
of hay lost on the salt marsh; Davis,
the farmer, had failed to NOV the
marsh and get the hay off it, a consid-
cradle part of the marsh had been
mown, and the hay raked up in cocks
and left upon the marsh, thus DANA
,ging the marsh. Several witnesses were
sworn to substantiate the claim.
The defence was q general denial.
The hay was properly cut; a portion
of the marsh was so wet that it could
not be moved. The hay that was cut
for Mr.. Hance was stacked on the is
land at Mr.. Hance's direction. Was
never shown any marsh he did not
cut, only this where it was so wet 1t
was impossible to get upon it.
While this case was in progress
Prosecutor Hoagland called up four
persons who have been indicted to
enter their pleas. Henry Dilks, in
dicted for keeping a disorderly house
in Millville, pleaded guilty.
Howard Weaver, fairy Gittone and
Guyon Robin sail plead not guilty to